Sociology
2022 Human Rights Institute Funding Awards Announced
The Human Rights Institute is delighted to announce the results of our annual funding competitions. We are honored to be able to support the study and scholarship of human rights across the university for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff.
How the Threat of ‘Taxpayer-Funded Abortion’ is Being Used to Mobilize Conservative Religious Voters
Access to abortion is among the top issues on the ballot in several states
Native American and Indigenous Community Takes Shape At UConn
Momentum is building around Native American and Indigenous studies and programming at UConn, and new faculty and students are poised make UConn a New England hub for Native Studies and the broader Indigenous community
Bandana Purkayastha Named New CLAS Associate Dean
Sociologist to lead social sciences, regional campuses, and community engagement in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Standing Against Despair
UConn researchers offer tools and perspectives to reduce gun violence in the US
Mary Bernstein Announced as New Associate Dean of The Graduate School
Mary Bernstein, Professor of Sociology, has accepted the offer to serve as Associate Dean of The Graduate School. In this role, she follows Kathy Segerson, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Economics, who began her tenure as Interim Associate Dean in 2017 and continued as Associate Dean in 2018. Kathy will return to Economics on […]
Rising Junior Named a Udall Scholar
Samantha Gove is just the ninth student in UConn history to receive the prestigious scholarship
In Defining ‘America,’ Students Critique, Criticize, and Warn of What Is and Could Be
'If people value democracy, trust each other and the democratic process, they will build a better nation'
Five Named To Fulbright US Student Program
The program provides grants for individually-designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships around the world
UConn celebrates promotion and tenure of 69 faculty
Evaluations for promotion, tenure, and reappointment apply the highest standards of professional achievement in scholarship, teaching, and service for each faculty member evaluated.